SARGO SSN 583

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Skate Class Nuclear Powered Submarine Keel Laid 21 February 1956 - Launched 10 October 1957 USS SARGO SSN-583 Commissioned 1 October 1958 - Decommissioned 26 February 1988 Stricken from Naval Register 21 April 1988 Scrapped 5 April 1995

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sargo SSN-583 Covers Page 1    (1958-83)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type F "NORTH POLE / UNDER ICE / EXPLORATION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-26

1960-02-09

"Post office authorized for 1960 North Pole trip but was activated only for only one day, Feb 9, 1960."

 

Locy Type 2 USS Staten Island AGB-5

1960-02-27

"On January 18 1960, SARGO, under the command of Lieutenant Commander J.H. Nicholson, cleared Pearl Harbor and headed north to make a submerged exploration of the Arctic Ocean.
By January 25th, SARGO had reached the vicinity of St. Matthews Island where she found ice, block and brash and where, after rendezvousing with the United States Navy icebreaker STATEN ISLAND AGB-5, she made her first stationary dive while surrounded by ice. On January 29th, she passed the Diomedes Islands and crossed the Arctic Circle; and, on February 9th, she arrived under the North Pole." (Wikipedia)

 

Locy Type F "LAST DAY / IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-26a

1988-02-26

Decommissioning. Cachet Artist - Alton M. (Budd) Arrington, cachet sponsor - Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F "LAST DAY / IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-26a

1988-02-26

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the Sargo, a food and game fish of the porgy family.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named SARGO - USS Sargo SS-188 and USS Sargo SSN-583.

 

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